Photograph of a view of Arroyo Seco at Avenue 52 before installation of channel, ca.1930. The shallow creek runs from the foreground at right to the background at center. The narrow Avenue 52 bridge crosses it in the background. Tall trees and bushes line both sides of the creek, and several small buildings can be seen on the bank at right.
Photograph of the Arroyo Seco channel, looking north from a point 600 feet south of San Rafael Avenue near Rose Bowl, 1936. The channel curves from the foreground at left towards the background at right and has a small amount of water in it. In the background at right, several workers can be seen on the bank of the river. Tall trees are visible at right, while a brushy mountain is visible in the background at left.
Photograph of a view of the Hermon Avenue Bridge over the Arroyo Seco, 1936. At center, a ditch of sludge and detrius extends beneath a small overpass. To the right, two men stand along the railing above the arroyo. Beyond the overpass, scaffolding and other men can be seen trenched in mud at the other end of the arroyo. A tree-covered hill is visible in the background. An earlier version of the record reads "W.P.A.".
